Food security

Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme

There is no government nutrition programme for children before they enter formal schooling

Women farm workers demand meeting with Minister of Agriculture

Women on Farms Project marched to Parliament on Wednesday

Rural women shed light on food insecurity

“Small household gardens are not enough for women to be able to escape food insecurity” says activist

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

A campaign to preserve the horticultural area says the silica mine will impact food security and the Cape Flats Aquifer

Without Ma Rosey, these children would have nothing all day but sugar water

Mthatha mother battles to feed the children who come to her day care centre

Children in the Eastern Cape are not being fed enough at school

Some schools are not getting even the minimum funding from the National School Nutrition Programme

Half a cabbage is a meal for seven people as hunger grips the Eastern Cape

Gift of the Givers says it’s inundated with calls for help

In photos: Hunger and hope in Touwsrivier

Thriving Langa gardens feed hungry families

Former dumpsites transformed into vegetable plots

Lack of funds forces Philippi vegetable soup kitchen to cut down on meals

Food for Life South Africa distributes plant-based meals over weekends across the Cape Flats and parts of the Western Cape

For some, this soup is the only meal of the day

Soup kitchen in Mfuleni in Cape Town feeds hundreds

Development will destroy Philippi’s farming, say activists

MEC Bredell to consider new Environmental Impact Assessment and public comments this week for Philippi Horticultural Area

Tshwane women turn rubbish dump into vegetable garden

“We wanted to do something positive”

Meet Dunoon’s gardeners with disabilities

“Some have hands, some have legs and some have ideas”

Paramedics in bid to stop attacks on ambulances

Emergency workers hope child feeding scheme will build better relations

Are South Africa’s pesticide rules outdated?

Farm workers and consumers should be worried, says public health expert. But industry body says food security depends on the pesticides in use.